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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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